palmetto
noun
päl-, pȯ-, pȯl-\
Definition of palmetto
1 : any of several usually low-growing fan-leaved palms especially : cabbage palmetto
2 : strips of the leaf blade of a palmetto used in weaving
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Other flavors are watermelon Americano, harvest pear palmetto and black cherry bicicletta. — Allison Steele, Philly.com, "Portable Negronis and spritzes to sip at the beach or pool," 28 June 2018 Led by Major Dade on horseback, the blue-uniformed U.S. troops march out in two lines, shouldering muskets and pulling a six-pounder cannon through the pine and palmetto brush. — Vincent Crampton, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Explore Florida's Sumter County: The massacre that sparked a war," 6 May 2018 The Seminole tribes drove out much of European settlement in the 1700s, becoming the primary ranchers of Florida and allowing huge herds to roam wild in the wetlands, palmetto plains and grassy prairies. — Vincent Crampton, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Explore Florida's Hardee County: Where Cracker history finds a home," 6 May 2018 Rich soil topping the salt dome fostered the growth of palmettos and ancient oaks drooping with Spanish moss. — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, "Tabasco's homeland fights for survival in Louisiana against storms and rising seas," 27 Jan. 2018 Stylized floral beading evoked magnolias and water lilies sculpted the sides of the bodice, while intersecting trails of palmetto fronds defined the basque waistline and lattice through the skirt. — Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, "The Atlanteans ball celebrates Louisiana," 20 Feb. 2018 Among the decorations is one of South Carolina’s famous palmettos, which is the official state tree. — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, "Bargain hunter paid $20 for old South Carolina teapot. It auctioned for $800,000! | Charlotte Observer," 25 Feb. 2018 In the town of Belle Chasse (not far from New Orleans,) there’s Woodlands Trail and Park, a recreational greenway of forested wetlands filled with palmetto and cypress — lovely, yes, but similar in many ways to other such woodlands in the state. — Jennifer Moses, New York Times, "At the Mouth of the Mississippi, a Weird and Fragile Beauty," 21 Feb. 2018 Meanwhile, in Savannah, ice changed over to snow, offering a rare coating on the region’s palmetto trees. — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, "The ‘bomb cyclone’ by the numbers: Here’s how much snow, wind and flooding it unleashed," 5 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'palmetto.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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palmetto
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Kids Definition of palmetto
: a low-growing palm with leaves shaped like fans
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